The gentleman who posts as Mike bski on X has posted an excellent explanation of the hideous video put out by Members of Congress, urging our military members to commit acts that would get them court-martialed immediately. I am copying it fully for my readers, to display its full force. The misspellings are intentional on the author’s part.
Look, there’s been a lot of confusion about why this video from Senator Alyssa Satkin and her Democrat colleagues has the military community absolutely furious. Let me break down exactly what’s wrong here. First off, let’s address the elephant in the room – Senator Alyssa Satkin (@SenSlotkin), Senator Mark Kelly (@SenMarkKelly), Representative Chris Duzio (@RepChrisDuzio), Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (@RepGoodlander), Representative Chrissy Hulahan (@RepHoulahan), and Congressman Jason Crowe (@RepJasonCrow) are using PRESENT TENSE throughout their entire message. “We know you ARE under enormous stress and pressure RIGHT NOW.” “This administration IS pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens.” “RIGHT NOW, the threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home.”
Notice something? They’re claiming there’s an ACTIVE threat happening THIS VERY MOMENT that requires military members to refuse orders. They’re not warning about hypothetical future concerns – they’re explicitly stating that illegal orders ARE BEING GIVEN RIGHT NOW and that service members MUST refuse them RIGHT NOW. This isn’t subtle. They’re directly implying that CURRENT orders from the lawfully elected Commander-in-Chief ARE ILLEGAL.
The thing is – they haven’t identified a SINGLE illegal order. Not ONE. Lindsey Graham served as a military lawyer for 33 years – prosecutor, defense attorney, military judge – and he called them out IMMEDIATELY, demanding they name just ONE unlawful order. Crickets. Nothing. Because there aren’t any. But what’s TRULY dangerous about this video? It’s planting seeds of SEDITION in the minds of brand-new service members.
Lower enlisted troops who may not yet fully understand the nuances of lawful versus unlawful orders. Liberal college-educated junior officers arriving at their first duty station already predisposed to distrust this administration. These politicians are creating DOUBT and CONFUSION where crystal-clear legal standards exist. They’re weaponizing the constitutional oath against the very chain of command that oath supports. Picture this – a fresh E-1 or a newly commissioned butter-bar lieutenant who’s been marinating in progressive ideology watches this video and thinks, “Well, if these senators and representatives say there are illegal orders being given right now, maybe I should question everything.”
That’s EXACTLY the insubordination these politicians want to cultivate. Now let’s talk about what’s REALLY insulting here. These politicians are PRETENDING to educate our service members about the Uniform Code of Military Justice and their oath to the Constitution. Are you kidding me? Every single military member receives MANDATORY briefings on the UCMJ regularly – I’m talking quarterly, semi-annually, annually (depending on their branch of service and their component), and absolutely BEFORE every deployment. These briefings cover Article 92 (Failure to Obey Order or Regulation), what constitutes a lawful order, when orders become unlawful, and the LEGAL OBLIGATION to refuse unlawful orders. Newer SM are the most vulnerable to this video, because they may have only had this brief two or three times, and many have just left the echo chamber of Orange Man Bad from their families, schools, and colleges.
Service members don’t need Senator Satkin to tell them about their oath. They recite it when they enlist. They live it every day. They’re briefed on it constantly. The military takes this stuff SERIOUSLY because lives depend on proper adherence to lawful orders and proper refusal of unlawful ones. These aren’t concepts that require a 90-second video from politicians with leather jackets and turtlenecks.
And here’s what makes this even MORE suspicious. If these senators GENUINELY wanted to provide helpful public service information to service members, they would’ve submitted this video to the American Forces Network. You know, where ALL public service announcements for military members are broadcast? AFN reaches every military installation worldwide. But they DIDN’T do that, did they? Instead, they posted it on social media for POLITICAL CONSUMPTION by their base. This wasn’t made FOR the military – this was made to APPEAR like they’re supporting the military while actually undermining command authority.
And here’s another thing – if this is supposed to be a public service announcement for service members, where are all the OTHER PSAs from these politicians? Where’s Senator Satkin’s video about SHARP (Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention)? Where’s the video from these former intelligence officers about the critical importance of OPSEC? What about driving while tired – one of the leading causes of military vehicle accidents? Where’s THAT video? Funny how the ONLY topic that warranted a coordinated video from sitting senators and representatives just HAPPENS to be the one that undermines the Commander-in-Chief’s authority.
They don’t care about actual threats to service member safety and readiness – only about political resistance disguised as constitutional duty. Think about what they’re REALLY doing here. Quinn’s Law #2 states, “If you want to know what liberals are up to, pay attention to what they accuse conservatives of doing.” These are the SAME Democrats who spent four years claiming Trump was going to stage a coup, use the military against American citizens, refuse to leave office. None of that happened.
Now THEY’RE the ones openly encouraging insurrection within the military ranks by telling service members to use their own subjective judgment about what orders to follow. This is textbook Communist Goal #35 in action: “Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI.” Except in this case, they’re working on the military command structure. And Goal #38: “Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand or treat.”
See the pattern? Undermine law enforcement and military authority by making everything subjective and emotionally driven rather than following clear legal standards. What’s particularly DANGEROUS is that these Democrats and former CIA officers are actively encouraging military members to commit CRIMES under the UCMJ. This isn’t quiet-quitting – this is DERELICTION OF DUTY under Article 92. They’re asking service members to VIOLATE their oath of enlistment, which explicitly states “that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.” Let me be crystal clear about what they’re doing. They’re setting up liberal service members for COURTS-MARTIAL. Especially those who consume progressive media.
Some young troop watches CNN and MSNBC, then sees this video from sitting senators, and actually thinks they’re being patriotic by refusing lawful orders from their chain of command. Then what happens? They get charged under Article 92 for willful disobedience or Article 89 for disrespect toward superior commissioned officers. And they’re gonna find out REAL FAST that “Senator Satkin’s video told me to” is NOT a valid defense.
These politicians will be safely insulated in Washington while some 19-year-old E-2 gets a court-martial on their record because they were manipulated into believing lawful orders were illegal. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addressed this DIRECTLY in his speech to General and Flag Officers at Quantico. He emphasized that when civilian leaders issue LAWFUL orders, we execute them. PERIOD. That’s the entire foundation of our constitutional system. He’s already directed a drastic reduction in the ridiculous amount of mandatory training – giving service members MORE time in the motor pool and MORE time on the range instead of PowerPoint briefings – while these politicians want to ADD more confusion and political ideology into the mix.
The hatred of Trump has gone TOO FAR when it spills over into putting our men and women in uniform in jeopardy by creating confusion about lawful orders. These senators OWE the military a SPECIFIC example of an unlawful order. Just ONE. They can’t provide it because THERE ISN’T ONE. Bottom line? This video is NOT about protecting the military or defending the Constitution. It’s political theater aimed at their progressive base while attempting to sow discord and insubordination within military ranks. Democrats encouraging government employees and military members to disobey the lawfully elected Commander-in-Chief based on nothing more than their own political disagreements disguised as constitutional concerns. Service members are professionals.
They know their obligations under the UCMJ. They don’t need politicians playing dress-up in turtlenecks telling them what they ALREADY KNOW while simultaneously trying to undermine their chain of command. But what do I know? I’m just someone who actually served 23 years as an Army combat medic, deployed to Iraq, and understands both the UCMJ and the absolute necessity of maintaining proper command authority while ALSO protecting the legitimate right and OBLIGATION to refuse ACTUALLY unlawful orders – not orders you simply disagree with politically.
The hard-hitting article above should be considered by every thinking American (which lets out all the leftists, who have no working brains), and should be reason enough to abandon all members of the Democrat party, who have become anti-American Fascists. They want nothing more than absolute power to decimate our military, and turn them against the People whom they are supposed to be protecting and fighting for.
This situation is absolutely unprecedented, where elected politicians in America’s highest legislative body, who are elected to represent their constituents, are actively urging the Military to revolt against their Commander in Chief. This behavior cannot go unpunished! Every one should be arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy.
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